Equatorial Zonal Jets and Jupiter’s Gravity
Kong, D; Liao, X; Zhang, K; et al.Schubert, G
Date: 20 August 2014
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Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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American Astronomical Society
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Abstract
The depth of penetration of Jupiter’s zonal winds into the planet’s interior is unknown. A possible way to determine
the depth is to measure the effects of the winds on the planet’s high-order zonal gravitational coefficients, a task
to be undertaken by the Juno spacecraft. It is shown here that the equatorial winds alone largely ...
The depth of penetration of Jupiter’s zonal winds into the planet’s interior is unknown. A possible way to determine
the depth is to measure the effects of the winds on the planet’s high-order zonal gravitational coefficients, a task
to be undertaken by the Juno spacecraft. It is shown here that the equatorial winds alone largely determine these
coefficients which are nearly independent of the depth of the non-equatorial winds.
Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
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